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10th Grade Continual Assessment

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A 3.0 Ω resistor and a 6.0 Ω resistor are connected in parallel.What is their combined resistance?

a)

0.50Ω

b)

2.0Ω

c)

4.5Ω

d)

9.0Ω

2.

The circuit diagram shows a 4.0 Ω resistor and an 8.0 Ω resistor connected to a 6.0V battery. What is the current in the battery?

a)

0.50A

b)

0.75A

c)

1.50A

d)

2.00A

3.

The circuit diagram shows a 4.0 Ω resistor and an 8.0 Ω resistor connected to a 6.0V battery.What is the current in the 8.0 Ωresistor?

a)

0 A

b)

0.50A

c)

0.75A

d)

1.0A

4.
In a series circuit which of the following is the same  throughout the circuit
a)
Resistance
b)
Voltage
c)
Current
d)
None of the above
5.
In a series circuit which of the following will vary based on the resistor
a)
Resistance
b)
Voltage
c)
Current
d)
None of the above
6.
A circuit with 3 resistors, 10 Ohms, 30 Ohms and 20 Ohms are in series. What is the total resistance
a)
30 Ohms
b)
50 Ohms
c)
60 Ohms
d)
100 Ohms
7.
3 resistors are connected to a 9 V battery n a series circuit, the first resistor uses 6 V, the second uses 2 V. How much voltage does the third resistor use?
a)
1 V
b)
2 V
c)
3 V
d)
9 V
8.
If you increase the voltage of a circuit, what happens?
a)
Current decreases
b)
Current increases
c)
Electrons disappear
d)
Bulbs get dimmer
9.
If you decrease the resistance of a circuit, what happens?
a)
Current decreases
b)
Current increases
c)
Electrons disappear
d)
Bulbs get dimmer
10.
The total resistance in this circuit is 
a)
100 ohms
b)
450 ohms
c)
400 ohms
d)
30 ohms
11.

What is the effective resistance of this combination?

a)

2 kΩ

b)

1 kΩ

c)

5 kΩ

d)

500 Ω

12.

What is the total resistance in this circuit?

a)

501 Ω

b)

501 kΩ

c)

1.5 kΩ

d)

1500 kΩ

13.

A 9.0 Ω resistor and another 9.0 Ω resistor are connected in parallel. What is their combined resistance?

a)

0.5 Ω

b)

2.0 Ω

c)

4.5 Ω

d)

9.0 Ω

14.

Which one of the following resistors connected in parallel with a 24 Ω would give a total resistance of 8 Ω

a)

16 Ω

b)

12 Ω

c)

8 Ω

d)

6 Ω

15.

What is the equivalent or total resistance (Re) across this circuit?

a)

3 kΩ

b)

10 kΩ

c)

13 kΩ

d)

18 kΩ

16.

Three resistors, with values of 2.0, 4.0 and 8.0 ohms, respectively, are connected in series. What is the overall resistance of this combination?

a)

0.58 ohms

b)

1.1 ohms

c)

7.0 ohms

d)

14.0 ohms

17.

If a circuit has two resistors in series both are 4Ω, what is the total resistance of the circuit?

a)

1Ω

b)

2Ω

c)

4Ω

d)

8Ω

18.

What is the unit of resistance

a)

Ohm

b)

Home

c)

Amp

d)

Camp

19.
If the voltage is increased and the resistance stays the same, current will ____.
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
Not enough info
20.
If the voltage stays the same and resistance is increased, current will ________. 
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
Not enough info
21.

R1 has much higher resistance than R2. The p.d across R1 will be...?

a)

lower than the p.d across R2

b)

the same as the p.d across R2

c)

greater than the p.d across R2

d)

Not enough information to say

22.

R1 = 5 ohms, R2 = 10 ohms. Which option shows possible values of V1 and V2?

a)

V1 = 4V, V2 = 2V

b)

V1 = 4V, V2 = 4V

c)

V1 = 2V, V2 = 4V

d)

V1 = 6V, V2 = 10V

23.

Light levels decrease so that the resistance increase. What happens to V2?

a)

V2 decreases

b)

V2 stays the same

c)

V2 increases

24.

Light levels increase. What happens to V1?

a)

V1 increases

b)

V1 stays the same

c)

V1 decreases

25.

The thermistor resistance decreases as the temperature increase. What happens to V?

a)

V increases

b)

V stays the same

c)

V decreases

26.

R1 = 50ohms, R2 = 250ohms, V = 12V, what is V1?

a)

1V

b)

2V

c)

3V

d)

4V

27.

The output voltage of R2 is meant to light up a light bulb that works at 9V rating. If the EMF is 21 Volt, R1 is 2 ohms and voltage across R1 is 12V. What is the resistance that must be placed in R2

a)

0.5 Amps

b)

1.5 Amps

c)

0.5 Ohms

d)

1.5 Ohms

28.

Resistors X and Y are connected in series with a 6.0 V battery of negligible internal resistance.


X has resistance R and Y has resistance R/2.


A voltmeter of resistance R is connected across Y.


What is the reading on the voltmeter?

a)

0.0 V

b)

1.5 V

c)

3.0 V

d)

4.5 V

29.

The voltage of the entire circuit is 18V. What is the voltage of Lamp B

a)

18V

b)

3V

c)

9V

d)

6V

30.

When the resistor is set to 40 ohm, what is its Vout?

a)

2V

b)

6V

c)

8V

d)

10V

31.

When the current through a fuse gets too high, the wire inside the fuse will...

a)

create a spark

b)

melt

c)

sound an alarm

d)

do nothing

32.

The fuse used in an electric appliance should be rated __________ than the operating current.

a)

higher

b)

lower

33.

An electrician has a 3 A, a 5 A, and a 10 A fuse. He is replacing a broken fuse in an appliance.

The appliance has a power rating of 1000 W and it is plugged into the mains supply, at 230 V. Determine the fuse that should be used in the appliance.

(a)  

34.

Select the correct advantages of circuit breakers over fuses.

a)

Circuit breakers can be reset.

b)

Circuit breakers are cheaper.

c)

Circuit breakers stop the current faster.

35.
a switch that automatically opens if the current in the circuit is too high
a)
parallel circuit
b)
circuit breaker
c)
series circuit
d)
load
36.
What's the first thing you should do if someone is shocked electrically?
a)
Use the fire extinguisher
b)
Check for breathing and heartbeat
c)
Turn off the power source
d)
Remove the person from the power source
37.

An electrician should use a ________ ladder when working around electrical wiring.

a)

Aluminum

b)

Wood

c)

Fiberglass

d)

Wood or Fiberglass

38.

Which of the following determines the severity of most electrical shocks/injuries?

a)

The resistance

b)

The voltage

c)

The amperage

39.

How does a fuse protect electrical devices?

a)

It breaks the circuit when there is high voltage

b)

It breaks the circuit when there is high current

c)

It fuses melted wires

d)

It fuses the Live and the neutral wires

40.

Which type of fuse should be used for radio which works with 5 amps?

a)

1 amp

b)

3 amp

c)

6 amp

d)

10 amp

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